Culinary utensil.



N. S. HARTEFI.

CULINARY UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED APRJI. 1911.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

N. S. HARTER.

CULINARY UTENSIL.

APPLICATION FILED APR-11.1911.

Patented Dec. 24

NOAH S. HARTER, OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 L'ULA S. HARTER, 0F WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS.

CULINARY UTENSIL.

Application filed April 11, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH S. HARTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waukegan, in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Culinary Utensils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in culinary utensils and more particularly to a toaster for use over an opening in a stove.

One of the objects of my invention isto provide a devicefor holding in upright position one or more slices of bread, with means for directing the heat against the sides of the bread to toast both sides of a slice'at one time.

Another object of my invention is to provide such an apparatus in which the outer halves are hingedly connected to the frame so that they may be folded outwardly for easy insertion orremoval of the articles to be toasted and are also automatically adjustable toward or away from the central member, thus permitting the device to toast thick or thin slices with equal facility and efficiency.

Other objects of the invention comprise the construction of a portable toaster for application to the top of a gas stove, or for positioning over an opening in a coal stove; inexpensive to manufacture; sturdy and rugged in construction, and eflicient in operation.

Still other and further objects will be come readily apparent to those skilled in the art from a consideration of the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved toaster.

Fig. 2 is a bottom view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the toaster.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 44: of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 3.

My invention comprises in general a base or frame A adaptedto rest upon the top of a stove; a central heatconductor and support B extending upwardly from the base; and outer hinged heat conducting and bread supporting sections C and D, tiltable outwardly and carrying racks for the bread. Referring now more particularly to the specific embodiment of the invention which Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 24, 1918.

Serial No. 161,303.

I have illustrated for the purpose of making a complete disclosure the numeral 10 indicates a shallow rectangular straight sided frame, flanged outwardly at its lower edge 11, the frame being formed from a strip of metal with its ends lapped and riveted at 11'. The central heat chamber comprises a vertically extending pair of spaced apart walls 12, perforated as at 13, the upper ends being bent to form a top- 14. and extending outwardly at their bottom ends to form platforms 15. The outer edges of the portions of platforms 15 are bent downwardly to provide end lips 16 which extend over the edge of the base and are riveted thereto, as at 17 A strip 18, somewhat wider than the distance between the chamber walls 12,

extends over the sides and top of the chamber, its ends being riveted at 19 to the sides of the base 10 and at the top provided with tongues 20 for engageinent with perforations'in the top 14 of the central chamber.

The outer sections indicated in general by the letters C and D, which inclose the passage ways through which heat is directed to the outer surfaces of the slices to be toasted, comprise each a vertical imperforate wall 21 bent overat the top 22 and sides 23 to form a shell in which is positioned a perforated sheet 24 spaced inwardly from the wall 21 and flanged at the sides and top and secured as by rivets 25 to the sides of the outer casing. The lower end portion of the perforated wall 24 is bent inwardly, as at 26, to rest upon the platform 15 when the outer section is moved inwardly into operative position as indicated at the left of Fig. 3.

Each outer section is pivotally connected to the base 10 by means of a U-shaped rod 27, the lower portion 28 ofwhich is journaled in the lip 29 struck out from the wall of the base 10and bent around the rod 28. The ends of the rod are turned up, as at 30, 31, and at their upper ends project into at 33, for engagement with the outer edge of the platform 15, serving as a guide for the casing in its movement about the link 27. One of the arms of the U-shaped link member 27 is bent outwardly, as at 34, and provided with a handle 35 by means of which the .casing may be readily operated to swing it either out away from the central chamber or inwardly into toasting position.

A V-shaped heat deflector 36 is positioned under each platform 15 and riveted to the base, as at 37, thus dividing the heat and deflecting it upwardly into the central chambers B and outwardly into the end chambers C and D.

A U-shaped wire 38 is positioned with its parallel legs extending down across the central portion of the perforated walls 12 and at their lower ends are hooked, as at 39, into perforations in the lower portion of the plates. The upper end 40 of the rod 38 is spaced above the top of the central chamber so as to provide a handle by means of which the apparatus may be lifted, and its parallel parts B being spaced away from the perfo rated plates 12 serve to position the inner surfaces of the bread at the proper distance therefrom.-

A wire indicated in general by the numeral 41 is fastened to the perforated plate 24 by means of lips 42 struck out from the lower portion of the plate and extends outwardly and then back upon itself at 43 to provide a shelf or rack upon which the slice of bread indicated in dotted lines, as at 44, may rest.

From the inner portion of the'wire rackf 43v the wires extend upwardly at 45, spaced Jinwardly a short distance from the perforated ,plate 24, and. at their upper ends are bent outwardly, as at .46, and into engagement with perforations in the plate 24. When the outer racks are swung-outwardly into the position indicated at the right of Fig. 3, slices of bread may be placed upon the wire frame and by inward movement upon the handles 35 the racks are swung inwardly until the slices engage with the rods 38 and are thus maintained in an efficient position for toasting of both sides.

With the link movement provided by the rod 27 and the cam shaped. guide 33 it is evident that the outer compartment or racks may assume vertical positions spaced different distances from the inner chamber, thus accommodating slices of different thicknesses, in any event the weight offthe outer compartment serving to hold the toast against the heating surfaces. In dotted lines at the left of Fig.- 3 I have indicated the poe' sition which may be occupied by one of the outer members when a thick slice of toast is used which separates the rods 38 and 45 a distance greater than is indicated by the solid line drawing.

Whereas I have illustrated and described but a sin 1e embodimentof my invention it will beo vious to those skilled .in the art that many changes may be made therein Without departing from the spirit thereof and the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

L 1. A. toaster comprising a base, a vertlcally extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, and a pivoted connection between the base and said last mentioned compartment engaging the last mentioned compartment above the bottom thereof to render said compartment self adjusting.

site the perforated wallof the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the base and to the last mentioned compartment near its vertical center.

3. A toaster comprising a base, a vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall thereof,a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned-opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, .both compartments being open at their lower-ends for the admission of heat, and a link pivotally connected at its upper end to the last mentioned compartment near "its vertical center and on a'horizontal axis and at its lower end pivotally connected to the base on a horizontal axis lying in a vertical mentioned compartment above its bottom edge and on a horizonal axis and at its lower end pivotally connected to the base on a horizontal axis lyingin a vertical plane at.

the side of the compartment away from the perforated wall and cam shaped,projections on the lower end of the last mentioned compartment for sliding engagement with the base.

I 5. A toaster comprising a base, a vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall.

thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, a pivoted connection between the base and the last mentioned compartment connected to said compartment above its bottom edge and a toast holding rack on the inner perforated wall of the last mentioned compartment.

6. A toaster comprising a base,a vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite'the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, a pivoted connection between the base and the last mentioned compartment and connected to said compartment above its bottom edge, and a deflector on the base structure for guiding the heat up into the lowerends of the two compartments.

7. A toaster comprising a base, a vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, and a pivotal connection between the base and said lastmentioned compartment, said last mentioned compartment also having a sliding bearing against part of said base whereby articles of different thicknesses maybe accommodated between the two compartments.

8; A toaster comprising a,'base,fa vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical {Wall thereofi-a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated Wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their vlower ends for the admission of heat, anda* link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the base and to the last mentioned compartment near its vertical center, said last/mentioned compartment having a cam shaped bearing against said base, whereby articles of different thicknesses may be accommodated between the two compartments.

9. A toaster comprising a base, a vertically extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in, one vertical wall thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends tothe 'modated between the two compartments.

baseand to the last mentioned compartment, the connections of said link with said base 'being'in-a plane a considerable distance below the plane of the connections of the link with said last mentioned compartment.

10. A toaster comprising a base, a vertisally extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one vertical wall thereof, a second compartment having a perforated wall positioned opposite the perforated wall of the first compartment, both compartments being open at their lower ends for the admission of heat, and a link pivotally connected at its opposite ends to the base and to the lastv mentioned compartment, the connections of said link with said base being in a plane a considerable distance 7 below the plane of the connections" ofgthe link with said last mentioned compamment flo the sides of said last mentioned compartment being cut away on a curve and slidably engaging portions of said base whereby articles of different thicknesses may be accom- 11. A toaster comprising a base,--a vent: cally extending compartment mounted thereon and having perforations in one-"vertical. wall thereof, a second compartment-having a perforated wall positioned opposite the erforated wall of the first compartment,

i th compartments being open at their lower one vertical wall thereof, the lower end porti'on s of said vertical well being bent horizontallyto provide-a platform, a second compartment and support having a perfo rated wall positioned in opposed relation to the perforated wall of the said first, compartment, and support,-both of said compartmentsand supports being open at'their lower ends-for the, admission of heat, said second mentioned compartment having a pivotal connection with, said baseand also having the lower end portions of its perforatedwall bent horizontally thereto so as to rest on said platform when said second mentioned com 'partment and support is in a vertical position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my 120 hand. NOAH S. HARTER. 

